No. 19-7305
William James Springer v. United States
Tags: actual-possession constructive-possession criminal-procedure drug-trafficking firearm-possession foreseeability jointly-undertaken-activity sentencing-enhancement sentencing-guidelines
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Environmental SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a defendant's sentence can be enhanced under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1) for possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense when he did not have actual possession of the firearm
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a defendant's sentence can be enhanced under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(1) for possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking offense when he did not have actual possession of the firearm, which was possessed without his knowledge by a confederate in a location where the defendant was not present.
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2020-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-01-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)
Attorneys
United States of America
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent
William Springer
Jonathan David Byrne — Federal Pub Defender S. Dist., Petitioner